People
Dr. Elizabeth McCarty
Associate Professor, Forest Health Specialist
Call: (706) 389-9725
Email: elizabeth.mccarty@uga.edu
Cassandra Waldrop
Research Professional, MS student, co-advised with Dr. John Maerz
Email: waldropc@warnell.uga.edu
Cassandra is assessing aquatic insect and salamander populations in hemlock forests.
Pam York
Research Professional
Email: phallida@uga.edu
Pam runs the day-to-day activities in the Forest Health Lab. She enjoys goat farming, crocheting, and spending time with her four cats.
Hanusia Higgins
Ph.D. Student, co-advised with Dr. Kamal Gandhi
Hanusia is studying applied ecology and management of Ips bark beetles in southern pine forests.
Will Thayer
M.S. Student
Will is assessing pine tip moth management in young pine stands.
Claudia Farnell
M.S. Student, co-advised with Dr. Kamal Gandhi
Claudia is using automated sensors to monitor bark beetles.
Aubree High
M.S. Student, Co-advised with Dr. Kamal Gandhi
Aubree is studying forest health in hurricane damaged sites.
Former Graduate Students
- Royce Dingley, MS 2023, University of Georgia arborist
- Seth Spinner, MS 2022, University of Kentucky Spotted Lanternfly Outreach
- Victoria Cassidy, MS 2020, Great Smoky Mountains National Park vegetation crew
Former Undergraduate Students
- Charlotte Cunningham, Ground dwelling arthropods in hemlock forests, now in conservation forestry
- Haley Vaglienti, Aquatic beetles in the Southern Appalachians, now pursuing a MS
- Phoenix Best, Urban Tree Insect Outreach Materials
- Taylor Davenport, Nantucket Pine Tip Moth Infestations in South Georgia, now enjoying parenthood